Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 56.6% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 54.6% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 53.7% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 43.0% less in Port Moresby

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Port Moresby. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 33.1% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,575.87	$12.38 PGK51.79	+3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,495.23	$7.43 PGK31.08	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.64	$0.80 PGK3.33	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.98	$0.89 PGK3.73	-40.6%
Average			-33.1%

Port-au-prince vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.6% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG328.31	$1.49 PGK6.22	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$2.20 PGK9.19	-56.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG745.66	$7.01 PGK29.34	+23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG367.09	$3.68 PGK15.41	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG907.22	$3.28 PGK13.70	-52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$1.56 PGK6.51	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.48	$1.19 PGK5.00	+119.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$1.74 PGK7.29	+284.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$2.02 PGK8.46	+345.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$1.57 PGK6.58	-30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.79	$1.37 PGK5.72	+7.6%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.54	$4.29 PGK17.94	+113.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,626.45	$16.69 PGK69.81	-16.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,596,286.76	$25,877.21 PGK108,250.93	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG470.13	$22.04 PGK92.19	+515.6%
Average			+146.7%

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pay 53.7% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,797.01	$309.54 PGK1,294.87	+86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,503.46	$2,346.03 PGK9,814.06	+157.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,877.01	$609.17 PGK2,548.30	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,042.31	$78.11 PGK326.76	+2.1%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,132.25	$494.23 PGK2,067.47	+394.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG901,896.75	$4,498.59 PGK18,818.74	-34.5%
Average			+179.8%

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pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$2.48 PGK10.36	-50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.37	$1.83 PGK7.67	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.64	$7.48 PGK31.28	+273.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,132.37	$45.19 PGK189.05	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,313.22	$8.67 PGK36.26	-13.3%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,505.80	$39.25 PGK164.19	-50.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,849.19	$44.57 PGK186.46	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,758.70	$64.38 PGK269.33	-46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,698.37	$98.43 PGK411.77	-34.4%
Average			-43.0%

Port-au-prince vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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